Background Criminal Checks - Please Advise
Lori1
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Can anyone recommend a company that does background/criminal checks that is reputable and affordable. Our company is in NH. Thanks for your help.
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Perfect example is of a very well known company who did not hire someone based on his/her background check. Well, the company sent him/her a post card notifing her they didn't hire her but said nothing of why...well, she knew it was based on her background. You are obligated by law to send an employee a pre-adverse action letter. Alot of companies don't do it by the books. The settlement in this case ended up being a class action law suit of $1.8 million, which comes from your "Bottom Line."
I do recommend this company above b/c of this fact, but no matter who you decide to use, make sure they follow the guidelines of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
They are very strong on following FCRA and provide recommended forms and letters for use.
Their eastern contact is 800.935.6736 (Columbus OH) and western is 800.454.6575 (Portland OR). Their website is [url]www.openonline.com[/url] or [url]www.cis-usa.com[/url].
If you have any questions about them, write!
Good luck - one of the best decisions our company made was to start doing background checks. It is amazing how a person convicted and having served 15 years and still on probation for attempted murder doesn't realize that comes under "have ever been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust". When he questioned our decision to not hire him, I calmly explained that most reasonable persons would consider it a breach of trust for someone to try to kill them!